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Dhara
(usually -˚, except at Mil.420 ) adjective bearing, wearing, keeping; holding in mind, knowing by heart. Freq. in phrase dhammadhara (knowing the Dhamma, q.v.), vinaya˚, mātikā e.g. DN.ii.125 . dhamma˚ also Snp.58 ; Thag.187 ; Cnd.319 ; vinaya˚ Mil.344 ; jaṭājina˚ Snp.1010 . See also dhāra. Sk. dhar
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1. ضهَرَ
(usually -˚, except at Mil.420) adjective bearing, wearing, keeping; holding in mind, knowing by heart. Freq. in phrase dhammadhara (knowing the Dhamma, q.v.), vinaya˚, mātikā e.g. DN.ii.125. dhamma˚ also Snp.58; Thag.187; Cnd.319; vinaya˚ Mil.344; jaṭājina˚ Snp.1010. See also dhāra.
Sk. dhara, to dhr see dharati
2. Dhāra
adjective (-˚) bearing, holding, having DN.i.74 (udaka-rahado sītavāri˚); MN.i.281 (ubhato˚) Snp.336 (ukkā˚); Iti.101 (antimadeha˚), Iti.108 (ukkā˚). See also dhārin.
Sk. dhāra to dhāreti; cp. dhara
3. Dhārā
feminine torrent, stream, flow, shower DN.i.74 (sammā˚ an even or seasonable shower; DN-a.i.218 = vuṭṭhi); DN.ii.15 (udakassa, streams) Ja.i.31; Pts.i.125 (udaka˚); Pv.ii.9#70 (sammā˚); Vv-a.4 (hingulika˚); Pv-a.139; Dhp-a.iv.15 (assu˚); Sdhp.595 (vassa˚).
Sk. dhārā, from dhāvati 1
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